Cigar package



M. S. KAYNER CIGAR PACKAGE June 18 1935 Filed NOV. 10, 1955 (lttorneg SPatented June UNI-TED STATES PATENT.v OFFICE.

. 2,005,639,. I clean PACKAGE Morris S. Kayner, New York, N., Y.Application November 10, 1933, Serial N5. 697,486

. '16 Claims; (01. 206-44) The herein described invention relates topackages for tobacco and the like, and is primarily intended as a cigarpackage of pocket size.

I It is especially designed for men who" purchase more than one cigar,at'a time but not there'gular size box containing twenty-five or fifty.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a packageof aconvenient size for carrying ing the'individual cigars in anuprightposition in the package, to prevent their falling over,

breaking, or bending, andatthe same time, to

facilitate removal of an individual cigar. 15'

Still another object contemplates the provision of a package in whichthe individual cigars may be adequately displayed without disturbing thepackage or seals, whereby the quality, brand,

A style, etc. may be readily determined before pur- 20' chase. I

The present invention presents a novel solution of the problem ofsealing the end of a package with the internal revenue stamp requiredbylaw,

in such a manner that no cigars can be removed without breaking theseal, while at the same time permitting a display of the ends of thecigars.

To the attainment of the foregoing and other objects which Willappear asthe description proceeds, reference may be made to the accompanyingsheet of drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 represents a perspectiveview of a preferred form of package. I aFig. 2 represents a verical section partly in elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspectivedisassembled view showing details of the seal and cover of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig.2 but illustrating a slightly modifiedform of package, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 4"but illustrating themodification of Fig. 5.

Referring more specifically to the drawing in which like referencenumerals designate like parts, it will be observed that the packageconsists of a skeleton framework formed from any suitably designed blank(it is contemplated, that this package may be made from blanks ofvarious configuration, the only essential being that;

the finished package be as herein described and claimed) and comprises atop elliptical strap NJ, a bottom elliptical strap l2, the straps l0 andI2 being connected and'spaced from each other by longitudinallyextending struts I 4 and I6. The

lower band or strap l2 will be closed by a bottom wall I8 which may beformed integral with the element l2, or may besecured theretolby apaper: covering 20, as desired- Such paper coverings are frequently usedfor advertising purposes, and

:1, the like, and forma convenient. means of'holding the several'parts'of the 'blank' in assembled and shaped relation. Advantage. maybe 'takenof this fact to conceal the joint or seam line 22 produced bybringingthe edges of the blank. into adjacent relationship if ablank'ofsuch type is. used. l ,1 Inasmuch as most cigars are marketedatthepresent time in individual Cellophanelwrapper's, it is contemplatedthatthe'skeleton framework. will be complete without the addition of anyfurther material, but it ,willbe obvious thatthe A package may beprovided with a Cellophane. wrapper or liner, if thought necessary; Y

From the structure thus far described, it will be evident that aplurality of cigars, Ifive being a convenient number for pocket,,purposes,.may

be placed within the framework to complete the" I Assuming that oneor1more cigars'is remove'd from the package, there would ordinarily be atendency in the remaining cigars to fall sideways into the vacated spaceand this ,is objectionable because of danger of breakage ;of the unusedcigars.

through the opposed walls of the upper strap" 10,-

transversely of the package, as shown clearly in Fig. 3. This isaccomplished by securing one end of the elasticat 26, running it acrossand through the opposite wall, traversing the external face of said wallfor adistance'equal to the diameter of, a cigar, returning the elasticto the first wall and co'ntmuingthe procedure until the end is broughtout at the point 28. The

as 20, which could be utilized readily to finish off and complete thepackage, and which being pasted to the framework would readily serve to"secure the elastic in place. It is intended that the foregoingsuggestions forsecuring the elastic-be illustrative only, and notlimitingfas variejj ous other means of securing such elastiemight beutilized. Th e'e nds 26and 28 could be brought together, and vulcanized,or an endless band mightf 55 slits in the member ID from the top edgethereofdownwardly, and band, inserted in these-slits, rather than'tilizing, a straight. bandreevedbaclg be used in the firstinstancebyforming vertical and forth, I

Obviously, any

In order to avoid this objection, it 'is. contemplated that the cigarsIce/separatedv or equivalent or elastic" litigate 40 ends may be securedin any convenientmanner as by knotting, or gluing same to thejmember I0.. A preferred form of securing the ends would be by means of an outercovering or wrapper, such form The internal revenue law requires thatpackages of= cigars be sealed in such a manner as topreventexpensive tomanufacture, requiring an almost removal of a single unit withoutdestroying a seal in the nature of an internal revenuestamp. In order toinsure that these conditions be fully met, there is provided alight/strip 30, which may be of relatively stiff material such as woodorfipre sueh stripbeing placed over the mouth piece endsof the cigarsand secured in position thispackage is used'for cigars which do not havea mouth piece or a flat butt end, some other means must be provided toclose and seal'the paekageand, accordingly, there is illustratedin Figs;5. and 6 a typegof cover'which is of more general application and, whichdoes not rest directly upen the cigars themselves. f

This form, while suitable for use with cigars of the type showninv Fig.,1, is very satisfactory with cigars which have a pointed end or whichare fragile to anextent insuffi'cient to support a c'over. 'In thisform, there is. illustrated a cup shaped cover 34 somewhat similar to.the bottom l2l 8'which;forms.a complete enclosure for the end of thepackage. The sidewalls thereofare 7 of 'a size and shape to rest:upontheupper edge,

of the member l0, encasingithe, ends of the cigars whichmay projectbeyond the'member ID. This. cover canbe sealed readily by means of astamp 31in a, manner similar to that above described, As an alternative,if the package is made of suflicient length that the .cigars do notproject; beyond the member I0, a flat element such as the member 30 orthe top wall 35 of the member- M may be utilized by makingsuch a flatmember of -a size sufficient to rest upon and engage the edges of themember In. Closing and sealing the package in the manner described; notonly complies with Federal and State requirements, but: affords adequatedisplay of the ends of the cigars.

The:cap and seal, as above described, are primarily for; purposeswherein unit packages are sold and must be sealed with a revenue stampto,

comply with thelaw; In the event that the cigars ar e p ackaged in sucha manner that no revenuev stamp isnecessary for the small package of. afew members 30 and 34, as the package is otherwise 'completeforall otherpractical purposes without them. g V V stated abovecigars areusuallyjndividually encased in Cellophane, as indicated at 38; A.va-.

riationfromthis form would contemplateftheprovision of a Cellophane bagof suflicient size to I accommodate a plurality of cigars, such bagbeing placed in the skeleton framework, or might include an outerwrapper extending entirely around the framework and secured in positionthereto, and it is not intended that this invention shall-be limited toany specific form'or style of package other than described in the claimsappended hereto.

This construction is extremely simple, and inne'gligible amount ofmaterial. The skeleton construction exposes practically all of thecontents of'the sealed package to inspection by the eye, while theinternal construction enhances accessibility to. such contents.

Having thusldescribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire. tosecure by Letters Patent.is:-

.1- A package for cigars and the like compris-- ing a skeleton frameworkformed with narrow; top and bottom strap members connected to each otherby longitudinally extending struts, the lower of said strap membersbeing closed to form a bottom for the package and both of said membersbeing effective to encompass the contents of the package, and a cap of ashape and size substantially commensurate with the area defined by theperiphery of said top'strap member, said cap being effective to retainthe cigars within the package, said. top strap member being sub-dividedinto sections by elastic separators extending internally thereof fromside to side of the member.

' 2. A package for cigars and the like having in combination, endsections formed of endless bands of generally elliptical configurationto encompass the cigars. in the package, and connected to each,

otherin spaced relation by longitudinally extending struts, and meansextending transversely, of,. andentirely across one of said endsections, to

of generally elliptical configuration to encompass the cigars in thepackage, and connected to each other in spaced relation bylongitudinally extending struts positioned in opposed relation to:'

each other and extending from pointsintermediate the ends of saidsections, and elastic means extending transversely of one of said bandsto provide. separators for the cigars in the package.

4. A package for cigars and the like having incombination,-end sectionsformed .of endless bands of generallyv elliptical configuration toencompass the cigars in the-package, and connected to eachother inspaced relation by longitudinally extend:

ing struts positioned in opposed relation to each other and extendingfrom points intermediate the ends of. said sections, and separatingmeans for the cigars in the package comprising an elastic band reevedthrough one of said bands to provide, transversely extending runs, thetransverse runs being arranged in predetermined spaced relation-toeachother.

5. A package for cigars and the like comprising a skeleton frameworkformed with strap members connected to each other'other solely bylongitudinallyextending struts, the lower of said strap membershaving alateral wall forming abottom forthe package, and both of said membersbeing effective to encompass the contents of. th'epackage, a cap. memberof a shape and size. substantially commensurate with the area defined.by' the periphery of, saidtopistrap member, effec? tive tojretainthecontents of. they packagelthere-Ii within, said top strap memberbeing subdivided into sections by separators extending internallythereof from one side to the other of the memher.

6. A package for cigars and the like having in combination, end sectionsformed of bands arranged to a general elliptical configuration wherebyto encompass the cigars in the package, and connected to each other inspaced relation by longitudinally extending struts positioned in opposedrelation to each other and extending from points intermediate the endsof the respective elliptical end sections, and means extendingtransversely of, and entirely across at least one of said end sections,to provide separators for the cigars in the package.

7. A package for cigars and the like having in combination, end sectionsformed of bands arranged in generally elliptical configuration toencompass cigars in the package, and connected to each other in spacedrelation by longitudinally extending struts positioned in opposedrelation to each other and extending from points intermediate the endsof said sections, and separating means for the cigars comprising a cordreeved through one of said bands to provide transversely extending runs,the transverse runs being arranged in predetermined spaced relation toeach other.

8. As an article of manufacture, a merchandizing package of cigarscomprising a receptacle, a plurality of cigars carried therein, withtheir ends projecting from the mouth thereof, a retaining strip ofrelatively stiff material for holding the cigars within the receptacle,extending across the ends of the cigars in spacedrelation' to the mouthof the receptacle, and means for sealing said strip about the cigars tothe receptacle.

9. As an article of manufacture, a merchandising package of cigarscomprising a receptacle, a plurality of cigars carried therein, withtheir ends projecting from the mouth thereof, means in said receptaclefor separating the individual cigars from each other effective to holdsaid cigars in place within the receptacle, a retaining strip ofrelatively stiff material for holding the cigars Within the receptacle,extending across the ends of the cigars in spaced relation to the mouthof the receptacle, and means for sealing said strip about the cigars tothe receptacle.

10. As an article of manufacture, a merchandizing package of cigarscomprising a display receptacle formed with relatively narrow top andbottom strap members, connected to each other by longitudinallyextending struts, the lower of said strap members being closed to form abottom for the package, and the other of said strap members being opento form a. mouth for the receptacle, and both of said members beingeffective to encompass the contents of the package, a plurality ofcigars carried in the receptacle with their ends projecting from themouth thereof, a cap extending across the ends of the cigars in spacedrelation to the mouth of the receptacle, and means for sealing said capto the receptacle.

11. As an article of manufacture, a mechandizing package of cigarscomprising a display receptacle formed with relatively narrow top andbottom strap members, connected to each other by longitudinallyextending struts, the lower of said strap members being closed to form abottom I for the package, and the other of said strap members being opento form a mouth for the receptacle, and both of said members beingeflective to encompass the contents of the package, a plurality ofcigars carried in the receptacle with their ends projecting from themouth thereof, means in said receptacle for separating the individualcigars from each other effective to hold said cigars in place within thereceptacle, a cap extending across the ends of the cigars in spacedrelation to the mouth of the receptacle, and means for sealing said capto the receptacle.

12. As an article of manufacture, a merchandizing package of cigarscomprising a receptacle having a cut-out intermediate its ends fordisplay of contents therein, a plurality of cigars formed with mouthpieces at one end, carried in said receptacle with the mouth piecesprojecting from the mouth of the receptacle, a retaining strip ofrelativel stiff material for holding the cigars within the receptaclepositioned upon the ends of the cigar mouth pieces, in spaced relationto the mouth df the receptacle, and means for securing said strip insuch position, to the receptacle.

13. As an article of manufacture, a merchandizing package of cigarscomprising a receptacle having a cut-out intermediate its ends fordisplay of contents therein, a plurality of cigars formed with mouthpieces at one end, carried in said receptacle with the mouth piecesprojecting from the mouth of the receptacle, means in said receptaclefor separating the individual cigars from each other effective to holdsaid cigars in place within the receptacle, a retaining strip ofrelatively stiff material for holding the cigars within the receptaclepositioned upon the ends of the cigar mouth pieces, in spaced relationto the mouth of the receptacle, and means for securing said strip insuch position, to the receptacle.

14.. As an article of manufacture, a merchandizing package of cigarscomprising a receptacle and a plurality of cigars carried therein, saidrecep-' tacle being of a length effective to partially expose the cigarsbeyond the end of the receptacle, means extending across and engageablewith the exposed ends of the cigars for holding same within thereceptacle, and means for securing said holding means in such position,to the receptacle.

15. As an article of manufacture, a merchandizing and display package ofcigars, comprising a receptacle, and a plurality of cigars carriedtherein, said receptacle having a length less than that of the cigars,means extending over and engageable with the exposed, projecting ends ofthe cigars for holding same within the receptacle, and means forsecuring said holding means in such position, to the receptacle.

16. As an article of manufacture, a merchandizing and display package ofcigars, comprising a receptacle, and a plurality of cigars carriedtherein, means extending transversely back and forth across the interiorof said receptacle to separate individual cigars therein from eachother, said receptacle having a length less than that of the cigars,means extending over and engageable with the exposed, projecting ends ofthe cigars for holding same within the receptacle, and means forsecuring said holding means in such position, to the receptacle.

. MORRIS S. KAYNER.

